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the same poll found voters overwhelmingly said romney won't debate, the biggest debate win ever recorded by gallup. bigger than clinton's 42 point margin over bush.4!zf[ç in los angeles last night musicians lent their support. mr. obama thanked the performers and threw in a not so subtle reference to his debate performance. >> the president: they perform flawlessly, night after night. i can't always say the same. >> reporter: with the polls tightening the pressure is on vice president biden who squares off against ryan thursday night. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> senator feinstein has called for a federal investigation into record gas prices we are pail. today's report shows san francisco averages $4.74 for regular oakland and san jose $4.68. those prices are 50 cents a gallon higher than a week ago. the senator has asked the ftc for an immediate probe questioning whether the spike is related to supply. yesterday governor brown ordered smog regulators to allow cheaper winter blend gas to go on sale early to bring down the price. >>> they are cleaning up this morning around o
the same poll found voters overwhelmingly said romney won't debate, the biggest debate win ever recorded by gallup. bigger than clinton's 42 point margin over bush.4!zf[ç in los angeles last night musicians lent their support. mr. obama thanked the performers and threw in a not so subtle reference to his debate performance. >> the president: they perform flawlessly, night after night. i can't always say the same. >> reporter: with the polls tightening the pressure is on vice...
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in the increasingly important state of ohio. >> now that we're seeing polls turn in romney's favor, his wife and his eldest son, tagg, have mounted a new approach behind the scenes. abc's david muir is traveling with romney in ohio. >> reporter: a more personal, more emotional mitt romney on the campaign trail. >> so, i was happy to put my hand on his shoulder and thank him. express my love to him and asked god to bless him. and he -- >> reporter: speaking of an old classmate he saw at a campaign event, ailing in a wheelchair. >> i got a call that he died the next day after that visit. it's rare you get a chance to tell someone you love them. >> reporter: and stopping his motorcade as children waved on. it landed him right on the front page. reports by politico that this shift is driven by ann romney and his son, tagg, arguing inside the campaign, they should show more of the dad they know. the obama campaign tried to remind people of another character that came up in the debate. romney said the cuts he would make to bring down the deficit, pbs. >> criminals, glutens of greed. and t
in the increasingly important state of ohio. >> now that we're seeing polls turn in romney's favor, his wife and his eldest son, tagg, have mounted a new approach behind the scenes. abc's david muir is traveling with romney in ohio. >> reporter: a more personal, more emotional mitt romney on the campaign trail. >> so, i was happy to put my hand on his shoulder and thank him. express my love to him and asked god to bless him. and he -- >> reporter: speaking of an old...
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mitt romney. and tonight, the polls show the race is tightening fast. the republican opponent more fired up than ever. his supporters saying they want to know why the president didn't seem to show up and fight. and that's where we began. let's get right to it. >> yeah. >> reporter: that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> reporter: how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night. but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. governor romney went to a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are, because he knows that those ideas have been rejected. they won't work. and if he's making an honest presentation about what he's proposed, he will lose, because the american people are not going to go back there. what this comes down to is, how are we going to grow an economy in which everybody gets a fair shot? and governor romney's prescription is that if we cut taxes by $5 trill
mitt romney. and tonight, the polls show the race is tightening fast. the republican opponent more fired up than ever. his supporters saying they want to know why the president didn't seem to show up and fight. and that's where we began. let's get right to it. >> yeah. >> reporter: that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> reporter: how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night. but i think what's...
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>> no, you two go ahead. >> reporter: a new gallup poll shows those who watched the debate believe romney did the superior job. 72% to obama's 20%. incumbent presidents wait a minuted off from confrontation and in a bubble for years often stumble as did president ronald reagan in 1984. >> i did avoid, i'm afraid, in my previous answer also. >> reporter: president obama seemed to have initially thought all went well that night. >> this was a terrific debate. >> reporter: but quickly after he left the stage, he talked to aides and realized he had not brought his "a" game. "this is on me," he later told top advisers, and since then, he's been studying the video of that night with the goal of a more energetic and crisp performance. while the obama campaign dismisses it, other top democrats say pressure is now on vice president biden. a win by congressman paul ryan could create a dynamic of energized challengers squaring off against tired incumbents. and, diane, vice president biden is in debate prep holed off in a delaware hotel reading the book that ryan co-authored, "young guns" and practic
>> no, you two go ahead. >> reporter: a new gallup poll shows those who watched the debate believe romney did the superior job. 72% to obama's 20%. incumbent presidents wait a minuted off from confrontation and in a bubble for years often stumble as did president ronald reagan in 1984. >> i did avoid, i'm afraid, in my previous answer also. >> reporter: president obama seemed to have initially thought all went well that night. >> this was a terrific debate....
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two sets of numbers we're watching closely tonight, the latest gallup poll showing governor romney holding a slim lead, 49-47 nationally, but both campaigns are looking at these numbers from ohio, the battleground state that might decide this. the president with a narrow advantage. tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial, and the president's team acknowledging tonight there will be changes in his debate strategy. david kerley at the white house tonight. >> hello, everybody, hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: president obama took a break today to visit a campaign office, now into his second day of intense debate preparation. >> how is it going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: the president is holed up at this williamsburg, virginia, resort walking and enjoying the scenery, we are told, between sessions far from the campaign trail, preparing for his rematch with romney. >> i don't think in recorder -- in the history of presidential debates has there been such a momentum shift off of the first presidential debate, and so the president has to turn the
two sets of numbers we're watching closely tonight, the latest gallup poll showing governor romney holding a slim lead, 49-47 nationally, but both campaigns are looking at these numbers from ohio, the battleground state that might decide this. the president with a narrow advantage. tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial, and the president's team acknowledging tonight there will be changes in his debate strategy. david kerley at the white house tonight. >>...
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more on the latest poll coming up. >>> fleet week wraps up today with tours of ships from the u.s. navy, coast guard and royal canadian navy. they start at 9:00 this morning, will draw big crowds. weekend performances by the blue angels, america's cup and hardly strictly bluegrass festival drew massive crowds to san francisco. bart ridership hit record highs saturday over 319,000, compared to normal 200,000. topped the record set in september 2007 when the bay bridge was closed for three sporting events. [ unintelligible ] >>> boy was the weather cooperating over the weekend. >> you cannot have asked for any better in terms of viewing blue angels. >>> definitely beautiful over the weekend nice to see san francisco and the bay area shine so much on so many different channels, football, the america's cup or baseball, absolutely fantastic. pride of this weekend. half mile visibility in santa rosa with fog everybody else okay. calm around santa rosa, i don't expect it to move much watch out on 101 near santa rosa some could be developing around 101 as it does this time of the year. lig
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>> some momentum for mitt romney in those national polls, the daily tracking national polls. he's definitely picked up. also has a lot more excitement with his crowds right now, and it seems like it's re-energized his campaign but what i'll watch are those polls in the key battleground states, places like ohio, virginia, florida, colorado. those have to start closing up for mitt romney, as well. so far they haven't, in fact, there is a new poll out this morning coming out of the university of denver showing barack obama maintains a four-point lead in colorado. >> and it is the battleground states where this race will be won. and lost. >> absolutely. >> very quickly, vice presidential race. any precedent for a vice presidential debate impacting the trajectory of a race? >> not -- probably one of the most serious debate moments ever is that debate moment where lloyd bentson took on dan quayle and said "you're no jack kennedy," but in the end george h.w. bush still won that race. >> george stephanopoulos, thank you very much. great to see you here on the set this morning. george
>> some momentum for mitt romney in those national polls, the daily tracking national polls. he's definitely picked up. also has a lot more excitement with his crowds right now, and it seems like it's re-energized his campaign but what i'll watch are those polls in the key battleground states, places like ohio, virginia, florida, colorado. those have to start closing up for mitt romney, as well. so far they haven't, in fact, there is a new poll out this morning coming out of the...
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will be when the president and mitt romney face off in the second debate tomorrow night. pressure is on the president to slow romney's momentum. we report from the site of tomorrow's big debate. >> president obama and mitt romney off the trail gearing up for the second round in the ring. tuesday night's showdown will be a town hall. audience members will be asking questions which have been reselected. neither candidate held many campaign events like this recently. with intense prep, this could bring challenges. >> both candidates have to tread lightly. if they are going on the open oh fence too aggressively, that can spill into the audience and make them look too combattive. >> the president was widely criticized after the first debate. the campaign says he's made ajufments. >> i think it's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country. >> both candidates spent the week hunkered down. romney in boston. the president in williamsburg, virginia. >> democrats hoping for nothing less tomorrow night. they'll find a huge spike among ro
will be when the president and mitt romney face off in the second debate tomorrow night. pressure is on the president to slow romney's momentum. we report from the site of tomorrow's big debate. >> president obama and mitt romney off the trail gearing up for the second round in the ring. tuesday night's showdown will be a town hall. audience members will be asking questions which have been reselected. neither candidate held many campaign events like this recently. with intense prep, this...
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and other polls have romney up. plus, his supporters are more excited, for the first time, than obama's. >> hello. hello, everybody. i brought food. >> reporter: the president spent most of the weekend in williamsburg, virginia, preparing for tuesday's high-stakes debate. where democrats say he will be more assertive. >> how is the debate prep going, sir? >> it's going great. >> reporter: pundits are saying it had better be going great. >> if obama has one more debate as bad as the first one, i think he will be in enormous trouble. >> let him be the senator and candidate he was in 2008 and he'll do beautifully. >> reporter: mr. romney, as for his strong debate performance -- >> mr. president, you're entitled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: strong enthusiasm is up for romney supporters dramatically. he also now numerically leads the president in strong supporter enthusiasm. while obama supporters are experiencing more anxiety than those in the romney camp. both firsts this season
and other polls have romney up. plus, his supporters are more excited, for the first time, than obama's. >> hello. hello, everybody. i brought food. >> reporter: the president spent most of the weekend in williamsburg, virginia, preparing for tuesday's high-stakes debate. where democrats say he will be more assertive. >> how is the debate prep going, sir? >> it's going great. >> reporter: pundits are saying it had better be going great. >> if obama has one...
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with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. team obama tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans, and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. but in tuesday's debate, it will be audience members who will be asking the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision his path for where he would take the country in a second term. >> now about a week ago i had a debate, and i did enjoy myself. [cheers and applause] >> as for romney who is energized by the momentum in bigger crowds he's seen since the debate, the debate coach says keep it up. >> i can't imagine gov. romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same that he did in the first debate. >> the hofstra face-off set for tuesday. both campaigns continue to raise money. today the obama campaign announced it has now reached 4 million donors. a presidential campaign record. david curlyabc news, the white
with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. team obama tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans, and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. but in tuesday's debate, it will be audience members who will be asking the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision his path for where he would take the country in a second term. >>...
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romney are nearly dead even among americans who are expected to vote that. buts extra pressure on both as they get ready for tomorrow night's second of three presidential debates. the two will meet at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. with an admittedly lackluster performance in the first debate both sides expect the president to be more aggressive. the next debate tomorrow evening hofstra university, new york abc 7 will carry it live starting at 6 p.m.. >> check may be in the e-mail if you have been buying e-books for your kindle. >> jane king is live at the new york stock exchange with that. >> microdevices what companies are affected? shares more than 14% fell after the company said sales would fall more than forecast today it is back up again not making losses back it is up almost 3% so far this morning, news -- [ unintelligible ] [ unintelligible ] red lobster goes for greater appeal to the budget-minded crowd adding more items with price points below $15 for maine lobster lovers 15 new dishes under $15 are called maine stays. live at the new y
romney are nearly dead even among americans who are expected to vote that. buts extra pressure on both as they get ready for tomorrow night's second of three presidential debates. the two will meet at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. with an admittedly lackluster performance in the first debate both sides expect the president to be more aggressive. the next debate tomorrow evening hofstra university, new york abc 7 will carry it live starting at 6 p.m.. >> check may be in the...
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national polls show mitt romney getting a real bounce out of the debate win. we'll have the latest on that ahead. >>> also ahead, we'll have the latest on the escalating meningitis outbreak. the number of cases more than doubling over the weekend to 91. dr. besser joining us with what you need to know right now. >>> and we have some big news for one of our family members, sam. [ applause ] many of you know his fantastic news. over the weekend, do you want to tell, or shall i? >> i -- i drks i -- i was -- i got engaged. [ applause ] >> there's the ring. >> thank you. yeah, thank you very much. and the amazing response from folks all over the country was just incredible for us. and i thank you. and we'll talk about that. >> we have a wedding to plan. >> we got a wedding to plan. >> so excited, sam. we'll talk more about that coming up. >>> that's right, sam is leading off the show because we have freezing weather headlines to talk about. after the third hottest summer on record, the u.s. is getting a quick turnaround with winter-like air. look that snow. so many
national polls show mitt romney getting a real bounce out of the debate win. we'll have the latest on that ahead. >>> also ahead, we'll have the latest on the escalating meningitis outbreak. the number of cases more than doubling over the weekend to 91. dr. besser joining us with what you need to know right now. >>> and we have some big news for one of our family members, sam. [ applause ] many of you know his fantastic news. over the weekend, do you want to tell, or shall i?...
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it works in the polls. centrist voters, swing voters, are looking for a candidate that doesn't have the ideological experience. it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy to create a short-term political goal. it hasn't been exploited by the campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall format? >> the president draws off crowds. this will be good for him. nondomestic issues, social issues, that puts mitt romney in a tricky spot reaching towards the center. >> tuesday night, we'll have the debate at 9:00 eastern. >>> and tomorrow on "this week," you'll hear from rob portman and beau biden. >>> we're going to turn to "operation dotcom," the police sting that nabbed almost two dozen people allegedly selling drugs on craigslist. a website where just about everything 3457bimaginable is o sale. mark greenblatt
it works in the polls. centrist voters, swing voters, are looking for a candidate that doesn't have the ideological experience. it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy to create a short-term political goal. it hasn't been exploited by the campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a...
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the surge in the polls for mitt romney. taken right after the debate, the poll finds romney swinging ahead of president obama, 49% to 45%. mainly due to new support from romney from women voters who at one time strongly favored the president. and romney blasting the obama administration on foreign policy yesterday. during a speech in virginia he claimed that the risk of conflict in the middle east is higher now than it was when president obama took office, and he urge add more aggressive u.s. role in the syrian civil war. >>> meantime president obama campaigning on the west coast sounded an urgent note in his appeal to voters. he told supporters in san francisco they must be almost obsessive in getting out the vote. the president and mitt romney returned to the crucial state of ohio later today to campaign in that critical state. >>> first lady michelle obama is sharing a bit of what goes on behind the closed doors of the white house. in a "nightline" interview she told abc's cynthia mcfadden she rarely steps foot in fact i
the surge in the polls for mitt romney. taken right after the debate, the poll finds romney swinging ahead of president obama, 49% to 45%. mainly due to new support from romney from women voters who at one time strongly favored the president. and romney blasting the obama administration on foreign policy yesterday. during a speech in virginia he claimed that the risk of conflict in the middle east is higher now than it was when president obama took office, and he urge add more aggressive u.s....
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it works in the polls. centrist voters, swing voters, are looking for a candidate that is not representing the ideological extremes. it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy, whatever he needs to do to achieve a short-term political goal. that does create an opening. it hasn't been exploited by the obama campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall-style format? >> the president draws more energy off crowds. i think this will be a better arena for him, naturally. noneconomic domestic issues, social issues, that puts mitt romney in a tricky spot reaching towards the center. >> john avlon, we appreciate it so much. abc news will have live coverage of the second presidential debate, tuesday night, starting at 9:00 eastern, with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> and tomorrow on "this week," you'l
it works in the polls. centrist voters, swing voters, are looking for a candidate that is not representing the ideological extremes. it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy, whatever he needs to do to achieve a short-term political goal. that does create an opening. it hasn't been exploited by the obama campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday...
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mitt romney pulls into the lead in the latest poll. four-point lead according to pew. they had him behind eight points in mid-september. coming off his big debate win. and both president obama and mitt romney head to the crucial battleground state of ohio today. >>> also, more fallout from the nasty wedding brawl, all caught on tape. one of the guests is now charged. and new pictures of the bride just moments after the mayhem. look at that. >>> and we also are hearing the death threats with "dancing with the stars." big emotion for bristol palin, under so much strain right now. and mysterious white powder sent to her. we're going inside that story. >> that's strange. >>> let's get right to jerry sandusky. the former penn state coach is speaking out before his sentencing this morning. convicted on 45 counts of sexual abuse. sandusky still insists he's innocent. abc's jim avila has been covering this story from the start. he's outside the pennsylvania courtroom, where sandusky will appear later today. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. we think we know
mitt romney pulls into the lead in the latest poll. four-point lead according to pew. they had him behind eight points in mid-september. coming off his big debate win. and both president obama and mitt romney head to the crucial battleground state of ohio today. >>> also, more fallout from the nasty wedding brawl, all caught on tape. one of the guests is now charged. and new pictures of the bride just moments after the mayhem. look at that. >>> and we also are hearing the...
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and this morning, polls continue to show a surge for mitt romney. >>> and listen to this story. it outraged me and everyone here all morning long. a young, 14-year-old girl. she inspired so many as a symbol of defiance against the taliban because she was promoting education among women. she's now fighting for her life, after the taliban targeted her, gund her down. she survived. and a team of surgeons extracted a bullet from her neck this morning. she is recovering. we'll have the latest on the story. >> one brave young woman. >> absolutely. a remarkable story. >>> we have to switch gears now. we want to show you a video we can't stop watching. how so many people are getting up close and personal with tigers. is it just wild encounter? or too close to nature? >> topping the alligator. >>> and we also have a special guest today. ann romney will come in our second hour. we're looking forward to that. >>> we're going to begin with the alarming arrest at l.a.x. after man arrived at customs wearing body armor, agents discovered his luggage was packed with weapons. the big question, h
and this morning, polls continue to show a surge for mitt romney. >>> and listen to this story. it outraged me and everyone here all morning long. a young, 14-year-old girl. she inspired so many as a symbol of defiance against the taliban because she was promoting education among women. she's now fighting for her life, after the taliban targeted her, gund her down. she survived. and a team of surgeons extracted a bullet from her neck this morning. she is recovering. we'll have the...
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he has got to show up. >> every single poll is starting to coalesce around mitt romney. mitt feeling momentum to say the least. >>> also this half hour, the jerry sandusky sentencing. the former penn state assistant coach, his victims, and finally the judge have their say in a pennsylvania courtroom. >>> a little later meet the real sleeping beauty. yes. the women who are receiving kiss after kiss and marrying the first stranger whose lips get them to open their eyes. >> i don't understand that story at all. i am fascinated to see that later in the show. >> i am too. i'm fascinated. >> sounds a little per vish to me. who am i to judge? what is up? what makes you wake up? what kind of sleep? >> drug induced sleep, is it narcolepsy? >> what is it that wakes you up? funky breath? i don't know what's going on. we'll get into that in just a minute. >>> first some serious news this morning. members of congress will be demanding answers about security in libya and what exactly happened last month when u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in bengha
he has got to show up. >> every single poll is starting to coalesce around mitt romney. mitt feeling momentum to say the least. >>> also this half hour, the jerry sandusky sentencing. the former penn state assistant coach, his victims, and finally the judge have their say in a pennsylvania courtroom. >>> a little later meet the real sleeping beauty. yes. the women who are receiving kiss after kiss and marrying the first stranger whose lips get them to open their eyes....
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. >> reporter: with the polls tightening, the president needs to fire up his base while mitt romney needs to convert 2008 obama voters. last night in kentucky, they got a lot of help from their running mates. rob, paula. back to you. >> thank you, karen. as karen alluded to -- polls are tight. dead heat in virginia. obama up one in florida. doing well in ohio up by six. in colorado, romney is ahead by a point now. virginia is still tight. obama is up by five there. wisconsin up by three. so it really is -- the country watches, but really about a cluster, maybe six, eight states will make or break this race. romney made up a lot of ground since last week's debate for sure. >> i don't know if this one will move the needle. both appealed to their base really. joe biden didn't make any fatal flaws. and neither did paul ryan in this one. but, you know let everybody spin it how they want. i looked at six different polls. three gave it to biden. three gave it to paul ryan. >> it's a draw essentially. >> pretty much is a draw. >> again, i know the media's inclination, folk's inclination to pay at
. >> reporter: with the polls tightening, the president needs to fire up his base while mitt romney needs to convert 2008 obama voters. last night in kentucky, they got a lot of help from their running mates. rob, paula. back to you. >> thank you, karen. as karen alluded to -- polls are tight. dead heat in virginia. obama up one in florida. doing well in ohio up by six. in colorado, romney is ahead by a point now. virginia is still tight. obama is up by five there. wisconsin up by...